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3.2.3 Multiple output files from one input file
LilyPond creates one output file for each \book block. If
there is no explicit \book block in the input file,
LilyPond implicitly treats the whole file as a single \book
block, see section File structure.
By default, LilyPond names the output file using the input file name and, if necessary, suffixes it with an increasing number – i.e., if an output file with the same name has already been created during the run. The default behavior is to append a version number suffix for each name that may clash, so
\book {
\score { … }
\paper { … }
}
\book {
\score { … }
\paper { … }
}
\book {
\score { … }
\paper { … }
}
in source file eightminiatures.ly produces
eightminiatures.pdf eightminiatures-1.pdf eightminiatures-2.pdf
as output files.